Strip the vocals out of SteamWorld Heist II's sea-shanty-meets-steampunk songs and you get something surprisingly tender. The piano version of "Heist Ahoy!" feels like a saloon ballad played at the end of the world, all bare keys and space between notes.
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"Faring In The Ocean" keeps its rolling folk rhythm intact but without lyrics it becomes this wistful seafaring thing you can actually study to. "Dancing In Our Graves" still grooves hard as an instrumental, that bassline carries everything.
The stripped-back arrangements reveal how solid the underlying composition actually is. Not just karaoke versions. If you loved the original Heist soundtrack and want something you can loop without singing along involuntarily, this is it.